US 7,530,541 B2
Flat panel display with pivot mechanism
Te-Hsu Wang, Miao-Li (Taiwan); and Ming-Chuan Li, Miao-Li (Taiwan)
Assigned to Innolux Display Corp., Miao-Li County (Taiwan)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/728,545.
Claims priority of application No. 95110321 A (TW), filed on Mar. 24, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0223186 A1, Sep. 27, 2007
Int. Cl. E05C 17/64 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 248—284.1  [248/921; 248/922; 16/343] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flat panel display, comprising:
a display module;
two connecting pieces fixed to a back side of the display module, each connecting piece comprising a main plate and a side plate perpendicularly extending from the main plate, the main plate being fixed to the back side of the display module by fasteners, and each side plate comprising a first positioning hole;
a supporting member comprising a first side plate, and a second side plate having a screw hole therein;
a fixing member connecting a first one of the connecting pieces and the first side plate of the supporting member such that the first connecting piece is pivotable relative to the first side plate; and
a first bolt, one end of the first bolt comprising a screw thread thereon, the first bolt extending through the first positioning hole of a second one of the connecting piece and threadingly engaging in the screw hole of the second side plate of the supporting member, such that the second connecting piece is connected to the second side plate and pivotable relative to the second side plate;
wherein the fixing member comprises a second bolt, which extends through the first positioning hole of the first connecting piece; the fixing member further comprises a rotating piece and a fixing piece, the rotating piece comprises a second positioning hole, the fixing piece comprises a through hole, the second bolt extends through the second positioning hole such that the rotating piece is non-rotatable relative to the second bolt, and the second bolt extends through the through hole such that the second bolt is rotatable relative to the fixing piece;
wherein the fixing member is a two stage hinge, which provides the display module with a first range of rotation angles and a second rage of rotation angles; and
wherein the rotating piece further comprises at least one protrusion, the fixing piece further comprises at least one cutout movably receiving the at least one protrusion therein, and a limited range of movement of the at least one protrusion in the at least one cutout provides the display module with the first range of rotation angles.